FKIE_CVE-2017-17091
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-12-02 06:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:10
Severity
Summary
wp-admin/user-new.php in WordPress before 4.9.1 sets the newbloguser key to a string that can be directly derived from the user ID, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering this string.
References
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"lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:10:19.797",
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